Containment: Xenotar evaluation
So I have turned this into a bit of an exercise in lens evaluation. This time I shot this still life with the 4x5 Intrepid and the Schneider Xenotar f2.8 lens (105mm) to see how things rendered. This lens is made for a much smaller format than 4x5 so you can see significant vignetting in the corners. Sometimes that is an asset, sometimes not so much.
I'm surprised at how different the rendering of the scene is using the Xenotar, compared to the Kodak Ektar 12". There's really a huge difference! The Ektar delivers a much softer, more pleasing image, in my opinion.
What do YOU think? Do you have a favorite so far? Next comes the Voigtlander Petzval on 5x7!
Containment: Xenotar evaluation
So I have turned this into a bit of an exercise in lens evaluation. This time I shot this still life with the 4x5 Intrepid and the Schneider Xenotar f2.8 lens (105mm) to see how things rendered. This lens is made for a much smaller format than 4x5 so you can see significant vignetting in the corners. Sometimes that is an asset, sometimes not so much.
I'm surprised at how different the rendering of the scene is using the Xenotar, compared to the Kodak Ektar 12". There's really a huge difference! The Ektar delivers a much softer, more pleasing image, in my opinion.
What do YOU think? Do you have a favorite so far? Next comes the Voigtlander Petzval on 5x7!